MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Stratasys
Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), the 3D printing and additive manufacturing
solutions company, today unveiled it is teaming with the US Department
of Veteran Affairs to launch one of the first collaborative 3D printing
hospital networks in the nation. A significant industry milestone, this
effort is the cornerstone of Stratasys' Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) program.

The agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for
Innovation (VACI) is specifically designed to have a positive impact on
patient care and doctor preparedness. As the largest integrated
healthcare system nationally, the Veterans Health System is leveraging
both 3D Printers and materials to foster a high level of collaboration
and knowledge-sharing throughout hospitals.

"3D printing is expected to have a direct and often immediate impact on
societal well-being - with innovation having the power to dramatically
shape lives and communities for the better," said Arita Mattsoff, Head
of Corporate Social Responsibility, Stratasys. "With three decades of
experience and a lifetime of 3D printing innovation, Stratasys is in a
unique position to lead meaningful change across many important social
causes."

Stratasys' CSR effort is aimed at ingraining the power of 3D printing
across young minds, bringing transformative medical and educational
programs to underprivileged communities, and creating life-changing
impacts for the people who need it most.

Stratasys is equipping five Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in the US
with 3D printers, materials and training to encourage development of
custom orthotics, prostheses, and anatomical models for personalized
healthcare. The equipment is fully integrated across hospitals,
generating a network for building skills and knowledge-sharing across
sites - resulting in improved patient outcomes, enhanced surgical
collaboration, and streamlined costs.

"This 3D printing network is a significant step forward in how we
approach patient treatments. The technology not only enables 3D models
of a patient's unique anatomy for diagnosis and treatment, but can also
be used to engineer personalized health solutions for Veterans -
including prostheses and assistive technologies," said radiologist Beth
Ripley, MD, PhD, leader of the VA initiative.

During the initial deployment stage, Stratasys 3D Printers are being
installed at VA hospitals in Puget Sound, San Antonio, Albuquerque,
Orlando and Boston. Stratasys is also providing 3D printing materials
and training alongside support.

"Our work with the VA exemplifies the tremendous difference additive
manufacturing is making around the healthcare industry. These solutions
now make it possible to not only improve patient care, but set new
standards for highly personalized solutions. 3D printing today is
advancing healthcare in ways that would have been nearly impossible even
a decade ago," said R. Scott Rader, PhD, GM of Healthcare Solutions at
Stratasys.

For more than 25 years, Stratasys
Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) has been a defining force and dominant player in
3D printing and additive manufacturing - shaping the way things are
made. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, the
company empowers customers across a broad range of vertical markets by
enabling new paradigms for design and manufacturing. With more than
2,700 employees and 1,200 granted or pending additive manufacturing
patents, Stratasys has received more than 30 technology and leadership
awards. Visit us online at: www.stratasys.com
or http://blog.stratasys.com/,
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